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Brazil to Meta: Stop Censoring Weed, or I’ll See You

In the so-called era of “digital freedom,” Meta has been accused of censoring cannabis accounts left and right. According to data from Brazilian patient and activist organizations, nearly 50 profiles related to medical cannabis—including associations, doctors, influencers, and even the Marcha da Maconha (their annual Weed March) in several cities—were suspended in a single weekend,…

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Ask The Green Nurse

The Season of Thin Veils Every autumn, as the days shorten and the harvest moon glows, the veil between worlds thins. Across cultures and centuries, humans have marked this turning of the wheel — from Samhain and All Hallows’ Eve to Día de los Muertos — with rituals of remembrance, fire, and sacred plants. These…

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Big Alcohol’s Hemp Civil War: Brands Want A Pause

The cannabis industry has spent the past year battling lawmakers, attorneys general and FDA ambiguity over intoxicating hemp beverages. Then something unexpected happened. Not from cannabis. From alcohol. And not in a united front. A split. A civil war. Earlier this month, several of the most powerful alcohol trade lobbies in the country asked Congress…

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Cannabis Companies Finding Purpose in Honoring Veterans

Every November, Americans take a collective breath to honor those who’ve worn the uniform, the ones who stood watch in silence, who carried both pride and pain home with them, and who continue to serve in quieter ways long after their military careers end.  For many veterans, returning home can be its own kind of…

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Most Ohioans Support Opening New Marijuana Shops In The State

Ohioans are broadly supportive of having marijuana dispensaries in the state, with a majority saying the industry is positively impacting the economy, according to a new poll. Researchers at Ohio Northern University’s Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) surveyed adults on a wide range of what it called “backyard issues,” including solar farms, multi-family…

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Beyond Dank: Why Cannabis Desperately Needs a Standardized Smell Language

Walk into any dispensary and you’ll encounter strain descriptions that read like wine snobbery crossed with a perfume catalog: “earthy notes with hints of pine and citrus,” “fruity undertones with diesel finish,” “sweet berry aroma with herbal complexity.” The budtender confidently explains that this strain’s terpene profile—high in myrcene and limonene—guarantees those specific flavors and…

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Nebraska Tribe Punches Back After State Officials Hint At Prosecuting

A Native American tribe in Nebraska, as well as cannabis reform activists, are punching back against the governor and state attorney general over recent comments suggesting that people would be prosecuted if they buy marijuana from businesses on its reservation. Gov. Jim Pillen (R) and Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) both made controversial remarks about…

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Legalize Marijuana To Fund Broadband Access Expansion, Wisconsin Democratic Candidates

With a year to go until Wisconsin voters are set to elect their next governor, the majority of the current candidates are making clear that they will support efforts to legalize marijuana—in part to fund public programs such as increased access to broadband. Wisconsin Rep. Francesca Hong (D) kicked off the cannabis conversation during a…

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Buds & Baby Boomers

Steve, 51, remembers well the first time he got high. “I was a freshman in high school and my friend Chovi from India found me on the handball court where I had been spray-painting images of Alfred E. Newman with a stencil I’d made,” says Steve. “Chovi must’ve been about 4’6” and had this massive…

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Youth Marijuana Use Has Declined Since Canada Enacted Legalization, Federally

A federally funded study out of Canada shows that youth marijuana use rates have declined after the country legalized cannabis—contradicting concerns voiced by prohibitionists. Using data from Canada’s annual COMPASS Study, researchers at the University of Waterloo and Brock University compared marijuana use trends among adolescents from 2017-2018 (pre-legalization) and 2021-2022 (post-legalization). The study—published in…

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